Android News

Google announced today that — starting March 1st — they will be streamlining their privacy policy across all of their services, Android included. This means no matter which Google service or product you’re using, you can expect the same exact Google sanctioned privacy policy across the board. Google has also taken a note from companies [...]

We told you guys about Republic Wireless, a new service provider that promised unlimited calling, text and data for only $ 20. It sounded crazy and most people were expecting some kind of catch. Turns out — there kind of was. Service was largely based on using a WiFi connection (VoIP) and in the fine [...]

UPDATE: According to one developer responding to Android Central‘s initial report, the 48 hour refund window may have been misinterpreted. The text of the distribution agreement still maintains the 15 minute time frame for a user to request a refund. The 48-hour period apparently refers to the amount of time Google has to actually replace the [...]

As a Sprint customer, this is definitely NOT the news I was looking to hear today. Looks like Sprint is doing a bit of house cleaning and making a lot of changes in the form of a few cost cutting measures. Dead and gone is Sprint’s Premier program which recently saw a new tiered system [...]

Before you run and grab your pitchforks, Sony Ericsson isn’t locking down their phones just yet but they are revising their policy on the popular Android buzzword: bootloaders. But first, lets start at the beginning. Sony Ericsson was one of the first companies that announced they would NOT be locking down the bootloaders in their [...]

Gameloft is one of the biggest names in mobile gaming. I’m sure you’ve heard and played, some of their widely successful games like Asphalt HD, Nova and Dungeon Hunter. No matter which device you have, they pretty much have a game for you. Even though some of their games shamelessly rip off triple-A console titles, [...]

Google is opening up Android development even more with a new policy for the Native Development Kit (NDK) seeing contributed code added directly to the public source tree rather then the private tree it was once relegated to. The hope is that a more transparent contribution process will prevent OEMs from releasing devices with unfinished [...]

Not even a week after we reported the original story regarding GameLoft’s horrific DRM policy, they listened to the concerns of many of their potential customers and has taken significant action. For starters, they’ve completely reversed their stance on redownloading games that aren’t in the Android market. We

One of the great things about Android is that application vendors can distribute their apps outside of the Android market. This is great for people who can’t purchase items directly from the market (due to their device or country), but it seems that the grass isn’t as green on some acres as they are on [...]

At the Abu Dhabi Media Summit 2010, Google CEO Eric Schmidt gave a 25-minute keynote topped with a 20-minute Q&A that was interesting to say the least. While his discussion didn’t reveal anything groundbreaking, he continues to push his view that the company’s outlook is mobile-centric and being the CEO… he should know. The Q&A [...]